Purdue basketball whips West Virginia, 79-52, for third straight win

Jan. 20, 2013

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Jeff Washburn

It may not be a model of consistency just yet, but based on its play during the past seven days, the Purdue basketball team is moving in the right direction.

The Boilermakers capped a seven-day window during which they won three times by an average margin of 18 points with Saturday afternoon's surprisingly easy 79-52 victory against West Virginia in front of a Mackey Arena crowd of 14,677.

A Purdue team that was 4-6 after a Dec. 15 loss to No. 20 Notre Dame has shed some of the inconsistency that plagued it in November and early December, winning six of eight since falling to the Fighting Irish. ...